Ryan Christopher Williams

Our Ryan had the smile of an angel. While he was with us on Earth, his laughter filled our lives with joy and happiness. Ryan was and always will be a blessing to his family and all those who met him. You could always count on Ryan to brighten your day! He loved to play with his big sister, Kira, cousins, and friends. One of his favorite things to do was walk to the LSU lakes with his grandfather and feed the ducks. He was always playing with his cars, trucks, trains, airplanes and balls. We will all miss him terribly, but we know that he is now with Honey and Momo, playing, eating well and doing all of his favorite things. Born in Albuquerque, N.M., on Dec. 13, 2004, Ryan Christopher Williams lived in Decatur, Ala., with his parents, John and Denise Williams, and his big sister, Kira Lynn. He left this world on Saturday, June 21, 2008. He is survived by his parents, sister, grandparents, Joe E. Thompson, Valerie and Wayne Coskrey, and Dalton Williams; great-grandparents, Paul and Francis Smith, and Ruth Coskrey; uncles and aunts, Joe E. Thompson II and Nancy, Teresa Cummings, Carlos Suadi and Gracie, Roxana West and David, Ivette MacQueen and Shawn, Brenda Nixon and Stuart, Tammy Grable and Ken, Sue Lannen and Terry, Renae Duncan and Ronnie, Wendy Sterling and Joe, Lyn Ross, JoeAnn Gatewood and Verner Ray, godmother Shannon Youngblood and Daniel, Cliff Nixon and Brandy, Robert and Catherine Suadi, Margaret Chaumont, and godfather Paul Cook; and numerous cousins. Preceded in death by his grandmother, Margarita Suadi Thompson; great-grandparents, Curtis and Myrtie Chaumont, Ethelene Williams and Homer Coskrey; and great-uncle, Carlos Suadi. Visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Thursday, June 26, from 8:30 a.m. until service at 10 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Chris Romaine.